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TURKU
Most Famous People Born in Turku, Finland
- Notable people
- 583
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1934
- Most distinctive
- Hockey 12.2×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Turku during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Turku Is Known For
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Hockey is Turku's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (84).
Turku over-indexes on hockey — 12.2× the global rate.
Turku under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Turku's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Matti Salminen
Born 1945
Jarno Saarinen
1945 - 1973
Tamara Lund
1941 - 2005
Arto Noras
Born 1942
Jorma Valtonen
Born 1946
Timo Nummelin
Born 1948
Jarkko Laine
1947 - 2006
Fred Karlsson
Born 1946
Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund
Born 1947
Pepe Willberg
Born 1946
Jukka Gustafsson
Born 1947
Seppo Lindström
Born 1941
Jaakko Laakso
Born 1948
Benito Casagrande
Born 1942
Olof Landström
Born 1943
Esa Piironen
Born 1943
Allan Rosas
Born 1948
Pentti Kirstilä
Born 1948
Ilkka Mesikämmen
Born 1943
Henry Leppä
Born 1947
Katarina Juselius
Born 1943
Ilkka Nummisto
1944 - 2019
Christoffer Taxell
Born 1948
Leena Brusiin
Born 1946
Matti Mäntylä
Born 1945
Matti Vuorinen
Born 1948
Leo Löthman
Born 1948
Rita Polster
Born 1948
Jan Otto Andersson
Born 1943
Antti Aarnio-Wihuri
Born 1940
Anja Fantapié
1941 - 2011
Anders Granell
Born 1949
Ismo Kanerva
Born 1942
Ulrika Wolf-Knuts
Born 1947
Harriet Silius
Born 1948
Matti Salminen (rower)
Born 1947
Matti Kuusimäki
Born 1943
Timo P. Nieminen
Born 1944
Seppo Koponen
Born 1944
Klaus Mahlamäki
Born 1949
Reijo Sundén
Born 1941
Jaakko Kari
1947 - 1993